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Big Comb |
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Altitude
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799 metres
(Corbett)
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Grid Ref.
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Cir Mhor
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The south buttress of Cir Mhor; 27th April 2008.
© Roger Vander Steen
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Image by Roger Vander Steen
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Mountain Description
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Arran's 4 Corbetts are sufficiently close to one another to be climbed together, but Goatfell is popular as a single peak and is described separately. The three remaining peaks lie on a long winding ridge that starts with Beinn Nuis (792m) then goes N to Beinn Tarsuinn (Corbett), Cir Mhor (Corbett) and finally Caisteal Abhail (Corbett). Cir Mhor is a more compact hill with three ridges, NNW to Caisteal Abhail, WSW to join the A Chir ridge of Beinn Tarsuinn and E to a bealach (The saddle). All three ridges are well served by paths, but the descent from Cir Mhor to the saddle is very steep and should not be attempted.
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Available Routes
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Myself on the summit of Cir Mhor on a typical lovely summer day
© John Graham
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Image by John Graham
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Alice on the summit of Cir Mhor april 06 2006
© John Graham
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Image by John Graham
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Cir Mhor. |
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View Location
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Kevin Woods
wrote on July 28, 2008:
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Reaching the summit of Cir Mhor is surprisingly easy given the steepness of the mountain on all sides. The east face may be a more commiting scramble but I was surprised to find that the western side gave easy access to the summit. It grass and bouldery terrain (although steep) to the top, and the final few metres are over granite slabs.
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Roger Vander Steen
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A good path leads from Glen Rosa and it has been built up with stone steps just below the col with A’ Chir. The approach from the Caisteal Abhail col is bouldery to begin with. Both
routes combine for the final climb on steep grass. Near the top the route turns left along a path which contours across the slope then leads through rocks to the summit.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 10 within 100Km of the summit of Cir Mhor. Would you like to view all 10? |
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| 66.2 km |
Inverbeg Holiday Park - Inverbeg Holiday Park, By Luss, Loch Lomond, Argyll, G83 8PD Tel: 01436 860267
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| 68.5 km |
Burnbrae B & B - Shore Road Arrochar, G83 7AG Tel: 01301 702988
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Rowantreebank B&B - Main Street, Arrochar, G83 7AA, G83 7AA Tel: 01301 702318/07933030957
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Craigroyston - Dalmally, Dalmally, PA33 1AA Tel: 01838 200234
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Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA Tel: 01877 384208
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Pennyghael Hotel - Pennyghael, Isle of Mull, Argyll & Bute, PA70 6HB Tel: 01681 704288
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Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT Tel: 01567 820417
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